Multiblitz is bancrupt

[AgX]

Now another european studio-flash manufacturer (after the british Bowens) is to be liquidated.

Multiblitz, founded 1948, is one of Europe's pioneers in electronic flashes. Founder Dr. Mannesmann invented the Guide-Number.
Multiblitz was specialized smaller units, they included in their range very small units to be carried in a suitcase, thus Multiblitz flashes were the introduction of many west-german photographer into studio flash-lighting. In the 80s their flashes were most common in small portrait studios.

 

[BrianShaw]

Oh what a shame this is.

 

[AgX]

Here a report on the resurrection of a very old unit (1 made out of 2), the original capacitator was charged at 3100V !!

https://translate.google.de/transla...aus-zwei-halb-defekten-gebaut.html&edit-text=

 

[RattyMouse]

Never heard of them.

 

[ozphoto]

My very first studio lights were Multiblitz. Wonderful build quality and easy to use.
It's sad they have had to declare themselves bankrupt - they were a great lighting company.

 

[AgX]

Made Multiblitz something compatible to a Canon Speedlight? Maybe concerning the latter you mix up Multiblitz with Metz (who survived bancrupsy...)

 

[AgX]

Never heard of them.

My impression is that the market for studio lighting, in contrast to some on-camera flashes, long time was more regional.

 

[Bob Carnie]

My first job as a wedding photographer we used multiblitz connected to a wet cell battery .. fantastic units, never failed.

 

[ozphoto]

Made Multiblitz something compatible to a Canon Speedlight? Maybe concerning the latter you mix up Multiblitz with Metz (who survived bancrupsy...)

Yes, I got confused with Metz - have amended my original post accordingly.

 

[AgX]

Metz have as brand "Mecablitz", so one easyly can mix up manufacturers.

 

[mshchem]

Here a report on the resurrection of a very old unit (1 made out of 2), the original capacitator was charged at 3100V !!

https://translate.google.de/translate?sl=de&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=de&ie=UTF-8&u=https://www.nikon-fotografie.de/vbulletin/nf-f-service-ecke/172488-hochvolt-blitzgeraet-aus-zwei-halb-defekten-gebaut.html&edit-text=

Great photos. I love the truck! Look like the original unit took standard size reflectors i.e. Graflex??

 

[AgX]

All german reflectors I know of where propriatory. Graflexes were unknown here anyway.

Here already in the 30s 35mm and rollfilm cameras were used as press cameras.

 

[Nokton48]

Plaubel Makina Flash by Nokton48, on Flickr

 

[jtk]

I've allowed myself to photograph four (4) weddings since 1970, 2 with Graflex and 2 with Metz. Did a terrible job with all of them.